EP1756454A2 - Soupape de regulation de debit - Google Patents

Soupape de regulation de debit

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Publication number
EP1756454A2
EP1756454A2 EP05725059A EP05725059A EP1756454A2 EP 1756454 A2 EP1756454 A2 EP 1756454A2 EP 05725059 A EP05725059 A EP 05725059A EP 05725059 A EP05725059 A EP 05725059A EP 1756454 A2 EP1756454 A2 EP 1756454A2
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Prior art keywords
fluid flow
orifice
control valve
pressure check
check piston
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1756454A4 (fr
EP1756454B1 (fr
Inventor
Chris H. Mcdonald
Douglas R. Gastineau
Richard Kunkel
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Watkins Manufacturing Corp
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Watkins Manufacturing Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K17/00—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
    • F16K17/20—Excess-flow valves
    • F16K17/22—Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line
    • F16K17/24—Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member
    • F16K17/28—Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
    • F16K17/30—Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only spring-loaded
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D7/00—Control of flow
    • G05D7/01—Control of flow without auxiliary power
    • G05D7/0126—Control of flow without auxiliary power the sensing element being a piston or plunger associated with one or more springs
    • G05D7/0133—Control of flow without auxiliary power the sensing element being a piston or plunger associated with one or more springs within the flow-path
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
    • Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
    • Y10T137/7838—Plural
    • Y10T137/7839—Dividing and recombining in a single flow path
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
    • Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
    • Y10T137/7854—In couplings for coaxial conduits, e.g., drill pipe check valves
    • Y10T137/7856—Valve seat formed on or carried by a coupling element
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
    • Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
    • Y10T137/7869—Biased open

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to improvements in fluid flow control, and more particularly pertains to a new and improved fluid flow control valve wherein the output flow of the valve remains constant while fluid pressure may change at the input.
  • An inlet socket having separate fluid flow orifices for fluid flow in a longitudinal direction parallel to its central axis slidably attaches to an outlet socket having separate water flow orifices for fluid flow in a longitudinal direction parallel of its central axis.
  • the inlet and outlet socket form a housing for a pressure check piston.
  • the pressure check piston slidably engages the inlet socket and the outlet socket.
  • the pressure check piston has an orifice for fluid flow in a longitudinal direction along its central axis.
  • a spring mounted along the central axis of the outlet socket, biases the pressure check piston towards the inlet socket, in a direction opposite to fluid flow. When biased in this direction, fluid flows through all fluid flow orifices in the inlet and outlet sockets and the pressure check piston. When fluid causes the pressure check piston to move against the compression spring, fluid flows only through the orifice in the pressure check piston.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective of the flow control valve of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-section of the flow control valve of the present invention taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a cross-section of the flow control valve of the present invention taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a preferred structure for the flow control valve 11 of the present invention as having an inlet socket 13 which mates with an outlet socket 15.
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate in cross-section the preferred structure for the flow control valve 1 1 of the present invention.
  • the housing of the control valve 11 is made up of an inlet socket 13 and an outlet socket 15, each of which is uniquely constructed, as will be described more fully hereinafter.
  • the material for these parts, as for the rest of the valve 11, may be made out of moldable plastic, or a formable metal, as desired, and as required by the pressure of fluid flow experienced by the valve.
  • a pressure check piston 29 is mounted for slidable movement along a longitudinal axis of the control valve 11.
  • the longitudinal axis of control valve 11 is parallel to the fluid flow direction 43 as illustrated by an arrow.
  • the pressure check piston 29 has an orifice 31 through it, along its longitudinal axes.
  • the orifice is shaped preferably into a nozzle configuration, as shown, for permitting fluid flow 43 from the inlet 14 of the inlet socket 13 to outlet 16 of outlet socket 15 through the orifice 31 of the pressure check piston 29, regardless of the position of the piston 29.
  • the outlet socket 15 is formed to mate with the inlet socket 13 in a manner that sealably contains the pressure check piston 29.
  • a compression spring 27 is mounted in the outlet socket 15 along the longitudinal axes of the pressure check piston to bias the pressure check piston 29 towards the inlet 14 of inlet socket 13.
  • the shoulders 41 of the pressure check piston 29 are in the proximity of a first wall 17 that is structurally a part of the inlet socket 13.
  • First wall 17 has a plurality of orifices 19 for allowing fluid flow 43 to pass from the inlet 14 of inlet socket 13 into the chamber 22 formed by the first wall 17 and a second wall 21, which is integral with the outlet socket 15.
  • Second wall 21 also has orifices 23 which allow fluid to flow from chamber 22 to the output 16 of output socket 15.
  • the second wall 21 is placed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the control valve 11 rather than perpendicular, as is the first wall 17.
  • a housing 25 for compression spring 27 is integrally formed at the outlet end of wall 21.
  • the spring housing 25 has an orifice co-linear with the orifice 31 through the pressure check piston 29.
  • the first wall 17 of inlet socket 13 has a large orifice 33 therein in addition to the smaller orifices 19 surrounding it.
  • the input end 32 of the pressure check piston 29 slidably engages the orifice 32 in the first wall 17.
  • the output end 34 of the pressure check piston 29 is located within spring housing 25 so that compression spring 27 contacts the flange 37 of the pressure check piston 29, forcing it to move towards the first wall 17 of the inlet socket 13.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the pressure check piston 29 in a closed position.
  • the pressure check piston 29 is now in a closed position as shown in Figure 2.
  • the pressure check piston 29 abuts the second wall 21 and is pressed against pressure seal 39, which surrounds the orifices 23 in the second wall. This shuts off fluid flow through orifices 23 in the second wall.
  • fluid flow from the input lug 13 flows only through orifice 31 of the pressure check piston 29 to the output end 16 of output lug 15.
  • the orifice 31 of the pressure check piston 29 reduces the increased pressure flow 43 at the input 14 of flow control valve 11 so that the level of flow at the output end 16 is maintained at the same level.
  • pressure check piston 29 continues to block flow through orifices 23, and by way of its nozzle orifice 31, reduce the input flow to maintain the output flow level constant, regardless of the changes in input fluid pressure.
  • the orifice sizes in the first and second walls and in the pressure check piston and the spring constant of the compression spring acting on the pressure check piston may be designed to handle any range of pressures, as desired.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Check Valves (AREA)

Abstract

Cette invention concerne une soupape de régulation de pression de fluide à deux étages comprenant cinq éléments. Un raccord d'admission comportant des orifices d'écoulement de fluide séparés est en contact étanche avec un raccord d'évacuation qui comporte également des orifices d'écoulement de fluide séparés. Un piston de régulation de pression comportant un orifice d'écoulement de fluide le long de son axe central longitudinal est en contact coulissant avec le raccord d'admission et le raccord d'évacuation. Un ressort situé le long de l'axe central du raccord d'évacuation pousse le piston de régulation de pression en position ouverte, ce qui permet au fluide de s'écouler par tous les orifices. L'écoulement du fluide à travers la soupape de régulation peut inciter le piston de régulation de pression à surpasser la force du ressort, lequel piston de régulation de pression passe alors en position fermée, ce qui pousse le fluide à s'écouler uniquement par l'orifice du piston de régulation de pression.
EP05725059.9A 2004-03-11 2005-03-08 Soupape de regulation de debit Active EP1756454B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US10/799,169 US7219690B2 (en) 2004-03-11 2004-03-11 Flow control valve
PCT/US2005/007680 WO2005089162A2 (fr) 2004-03-11 2005-03-08 Soupape de regulation de debit

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EP1756454A2 true EP1756454A2 (fr) 2007-02-28
EP1756454A4 EP1756454A4 (fr) 2011-01-19
EP1756454B1 EP1756454B1 (fr) 2016-09-21

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CA2557179A1 (fr) 2005-09-29
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CA2557179C (fr) 2013-03-26
US7219690B2 (en) 2007-05-22
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